Cornice plate



May 18 2 1926.

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WILLIS COVELL, OF HORNELL, NEXV YORK, ASSIQNOR F ONE-HALF TO CHARLES O.-

ROSE, OF HORNELL, NEW YORK.

GORNICE PLATE.

Application filed January 19, 1926. Serial No. 82,327.

Pliable shingles, such as are made of as bestos or composition felt and the like, and plain ielt or composition rooting in the sheet, when applied adjacent the cornice of a root, readily detach in bad weather and are blown away or curl up and in time the cornice oi the roof presents a bad appear ance, Furthermore, many shingles do not project sufficiently from the Cornice to carry the drippings from the root a substantial distance beyond the side of the building.

Therefore, it is the purpose of the present invention to provide a strip or plate for the cornice to support the pliable shingles or roofing adjacent the cornice in order to hold them projected a su'liicient distance to preclude the drippings from falling on the sides of the building.

Another purpose is to provide means carried or struck up from the cornice plate or strip to penetrate the shingles or roofing and be subsequently bent to retain them in position, particularly adjacent their edges, and hence prevent them from detaching and blowing away or curling up, and thereby avoiding an unsightly appearance.

Still another purpose is to provide a cornice plate or strip which is applied to the upper face oi the cornice and has a downwardly and inwardly bent portion, with means for securing the same to the edge of the cornice and thereby more securely hold the cornice plate and the shingles in posi tion.

It is to be understood that the particulars herein given are in no way limitative and that, while still keeping within the scope of the invention, any desired modifications of detail and desired proportions may be made in the apparatus according to the circumstances.

The invention comprises further features and combinations of parts to be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective illustrating a substantial portion of the cornice 01 a roof, showing the cornice plate or strip as applied and the pliable shingles secured thereto, portions of the shingles being broken away to illustrate the cornice plate with the securing means upstanding.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional View on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view of a portion of the cornice plate or strip.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the original cornice o1 the roof of a building and 2 denotes the cornice plate or strip, constructed of any suitable material, preferably sheet metal such as tin, aluminum or the like. The cornice plate or strip comprises the body portion 3 which is secured at 4. to the cornice of the roof and which body portion is bent, as at 5 and then at 6, forming a relatively narrow edge, and then inturned to provide an underlying portion 7 which is parallel with the body portion of the cornice plate or strip. The inner part of the underlying portion is downwardly bent, as at 8, providing a flange 9 which is secured at 10 to the marginal edge of the cornice of the roof. The body portion of the cornice plate has upstruck brads or tangs 11. which are cut and bent upwardly from the body portion and which are sharpened.

The pliable shingles (though relatively stiff shin les may be used) are arranged in position and secured at 12 to the roof while their other end portions are forced downwardly so that the brads or tangs will penetrate the shingles 13 and the brads or tangs are. substantially bent downwardly flat against the upper face of the shingles. However, just before finally bending the brads or tangs downwardly parallel with the shingles, their sharpened extremities 14 are bent downwardly, so that said extremities will again penetrate the shingles, thereby additionally securing the shingles in place. It will be noted that the brads or tangs are out from the plate or cornice strip and are upstanding and when their sharpened extremities are bent downwardly to again penetrate the shingles, it is unnecessary to prevent the sharpened extremities from going oeyond the under surfaces of the shingles, due to the fact that these sharpened extremities will simply penetrate the openings 15 which are caused to be formed by cutting the brads or tangs from the cornice plate. In other words, the openings 15 permit the sharpened extremities to pass entirely through the shingles without obstruction.

It will be noted that the brads or tangs are relatively close to the narrow edge of the cornice plate, so that theend portions of the shingles may be held down and prevented from detaching and blowing away, as well as preventing the shingles from curling up and at all times presenting a cornice with a neat appearance. Furthermore, due to the cornice plate constituting an extension for the ordinary roof cornice, the greater part of the drippings "from the cornice are carried out sufficiently to prevent them from dropping upon the sides of the building.

While the invention has been illustrated as used in connection with a shingle, it is obvious that it is equally as serviceable with composition sheet roofing, i'elt roofing in the sheet, asbestos or felt siingles, or the like.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is:

1. A cornice plate comprising a body to be fastened to the marginal edge 01" the roof and provided with an under and downwardly turned flange secured to the cornice of the roof, in combination with roof edging shingles overlying the body of the cornice plate, and means carried by the cornice plate and penetrating the shingles to hold their end port-ions to the cornice plate.

:2. A cornice plate comprising a body to be fastened to the marginal edge of the roof and provided with an under and downward- 1y turned flange secured to the cornice of the root", in combination with roof edging shingles overlying the body of the cornice plate, and brads or tangs struck up from the cornice plate and adapted to penetrate the shingles and to be bent over against the shingles and again downwardly penetrating the shingles, thereby holding the shingles in place and preventing them from curling up.

3. A cornice plate comprising a body for securement to the upper face of a roofs cornice, said body adjacent its lower outer edge terminating in an under-bent part having a down-turned flange with means for securing said flange to the marginal edge of the cornice, brads or tangs struck up from the body, with sharpenedextremities, in combination with root edging shingles overlying the cornice plate and secured to the roof and through which the brads or tangs penetrate, said brads or tangs being adapted to be bent down against the upper faces of the shingles, thereby securing the shingles in positlon.

4. A cornice plate comprising a body for securement to the upper face of a roots cornice, said body adjacent its lower outer edge terminating in an under-bent part having a down-turned flange with means for securing said flange to the marginal edge of the cornice, brad-s or tangs struck up from the body, with sharpened extremities, in combination with root edging shingles overlying the cornice plate and secured to the root and through which the brads or tangs penetrate, said brads or tangs being adapted to be bent down against the upper faces of the shingles, the sharpened extremities being bent downwardly and again penetrating the shingles, the cornice plate extending a sufiicient dis tance beyond the roofs cornice to preclude the drippings reaching the sides of the building.

In testimony whereof he afixes his signature.

WILLIS COVELL. 

